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The Greek Myth Files

R. Scott Smith

a podcast on all things Greek myth

Episodes

20 of 44 episodes

Episode 41: The Myth of Meleagros and the Iliad

In this episode we cover a significant moment in the Iliad when Phoinix, Achilles' caretaker when the hero was young, tells his charge of th...

42:10Aug 15, 2026

GMF Special Editon: Nolan’s Odyssey, a Review

In this special episode, I give my thoughts about the movie: big and epic in scope, the movie is worthy of the original in its power and bas...

29:52Jul 23, 2026

Episode 40: The Wrath of Achilles

In this episode we cover the action in the Iliad, which treats just a couple of months in the tenth year of the war. We focus on the central...

57:43Jul 17, 2026

Episode 39: The Homeric Question

In this episode we consider the complex history of the Homeric epic poem, the Iliad. Who was Homer? When did he live? Did he exist? Were ora...

37:00Jun 17, 2026

Episode 38: Young Achilles

In this episode we treat the hero's life outside the Iliad, his unusual conception, his parents, and his time under the tutelage of the Cent...

32:54Apr 16, 2026

Episode 37: The Particular Parable of Palamedes Polymetis

Credits: Written by Hyde Morrison Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

0:42Mar 25, 2026

Episode 36: Mustering Forces at Aulis, or The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Credits: Written by Conner Floyd and R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Jackson Scheele Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims, Broo...

30:14Mar 5, 2026

Episode 35: The Judgment of Paris

Written by Reilly Salisbury Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Sound Editing: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

41:28Feb 26, 2026

Episode 34: Alexander Paris, the One Who Started it All

Credits Written by: Christopher Nadeau Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineering, Voice Actors: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

43:19Jan 15, 2026

Episode 33: Trojan Myth

Credits Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Sound Engineering and Voice Acting by Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

24:14Jan 4, 2026

Episode 32: Helen of Sparta, Helen of Troy

Written by: David Wilson Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Jackson Scheele Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

40:42Dec 28, 2025

Episode 31: The House of Tantalos, or, the Family of Agamemnon

Written by: Jordan Tryon Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Voice Action: Jackson Scheele Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims, Bro...

38:32Dec 19, 2025

Episode 30: The Trojan War, An Introduction

Credits: Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Sound Engineering by Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

36:41Nov 26, 2025

Aristaeus, the God of Bees (and Orpheus and Eurydice)

Written by: Charlie Bijesse Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Voice Actor and Sound Engineer: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

31:23Nov 16, 2025

Episode 28: Ajax the Greater: Greatness and Depression

Credits: Script: Laura Hills Narrator: Scott Smith Voice Actor and Sound Engineering : Jackson Scheele Music : Jared Sims

36:32Aug 9, 2025

Episode 27: Medousa and the Gorgons

Credits:' Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Actor: Emory Stevens Show Tile: Ben Lesser-Brunori Music: Jared Sims

40:02Dec 23, 2024

Episode 26: Atlas, Man or Mountain?

We explore the ancient myths of Atlas—was he a mythical figure or part of the landscape? What are the stories and interpretations of Atlas,...

26:30Mar 2, 2024

Episode 25: Niobe

Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Raina Burke, Humanities Major UNH Music: Jared Sims, Professor of Music at U. West Virg...

24:25Sep 23, 2023

Episode 24: Daphne

Check out our website for images, maps and more! manto-myth.org/gmf Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Liv Ketler Show Til...

21:28Mar 25, 2023

Episode 23: The Python

Learn about one of the most famous serpents from the primeval period, its relationship to Delphi, and the god Apollo’s final triumph over it...

32:04Apr 26, 2022